Rebecca Ann Berman v. David P. Berman

Defendant and plaintiff met in 1978. Defendant purchased a house in October 1978. The parties began living together in December 1979, and their two children were born in December 1979 and June 1983. They were subsequently married in January 1984. From the time the parties began living together until their divorce on July 22, 1985, a period of approximately six and one-half years, the had lived together for a total of only twenty-nine months. During the course of their relationship plaintiffs financial contributions consisted of occasional payments of utility and food bills.